I don't think that UT membership is secret. Many of the members brand their posts.
It isn't closed either. New members are invited/sponsered by current members on occasion.
The discussions there are are on a more in depth level regarding baseball, and the members develope personal e-relationships with each other.
Just as you wouldn't invite every member from these open forums into your house, not every member is invited into the private UT board.
Thats not to say its better than an open forum, just different, with less misinformation posted and more in depth questions and discussions, and no personal attacts as the members respect each other, even if there are occasional disagreements.
Roger Greene,
Member UT
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